I have written about my fellow blogger, Coley's, website before. But that was several months ago and I think it's worth another mention. I don't know that many prospective adoptive parents (PAPs)would go to a site called "BirthMom Buds" for information, but it is a great place to understand the first mother perspective, and the founders (Coley and Lani) offer advice to people who want to adopt as well in the "Adoptive... more

I love a listserv. I love having e-mail coming directly in my in-box. I love a digest form, so my inbox doesn't get super-cluttered. I like how a listserv is semi-private, usually open only to members of the list, as opposed to a message board, where your messages are out there for all to see. I especially love being part of the community that belonging to a listserv provides.

There are TONS of adoption-related listservs. A quick check of my yahoogroups account shows that I am a member of adoptionparenting, Russia Adoption, ichild (adoption... more

Hey you all - I wanted to point anyone in the 'hoping to adopt' frame of mind to a wonderful resource: thinkingofadopting.com

Here's a bit about how the website got started:

Thinking of Adopting was founded in 2005 by Robin Bartko who was so moved after adopting her youngest son in July, 2004 that she committed herself to do something to help others adopt. Robin is very active in the adoption community, going to adoption conferences and adoption related seminars on an ongoing basis. She is also involved... more